http://www.niwascience.co.nz/ncc/cs/aclimsum_05.pdf
Note that the "driest" attribution (for Clyde) is only among places for which NIWA keeps rainfall records - I'm sure Andy and others could cite Alex. locations that were lower. Comments on Tekapo and Tara Hills totals should be of interest to Gary.
NIWA's 2005 summary
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Ditto for temperatures - there should easily have been places that recorded lower and higher temps than the official stations. BTW, imagine what temperatures would be recorded at the summit of Mt Cook if there was a (presumably automatic) station up there.Note that the "driest" attribution (for Clyde) is only among places for which NIWA keeps rainfall records - I'm sure Andy and others could cite Alex. locations that were lower.
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Yeah! Like the Aussies do on their mountains. The things we lack definitely are resources and accesibility.. and there isn't really a need for this. However it would be great to see that one of Gary's.. benmore peak?tich wrote:Ditto for temperatures - there should easily have been places that recorded lower and higher temps than the official stations. BTW, imagine what temperatures would be recorded at the summit of Mt Cook if there was a (presumably automatic) station up there.Note that the "driest" attribution (for Clyde) is only among places for which NIWA keeps rainfall records - I'm sure Andy and others could cite Alex. locations that were lower.
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Re: NIWA's 2005 summary
For the Year 2005 i recorded 331mmRWood wrote:http://www.niwascience.co.nz/ncc/cs/aclimsum_05.pdf
Note that the "driest" attribution (for Clyde) is only among places for which NIWA keeps rainfall records - I'm sure Andy and others could cite Alex. locations that were lower. Comments on Tekapo and Tara Hills totals should be of interest to Gary.
Alex gets less rain the Clyde
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HAH! I have been busy on the mountain today! Watch this space...as they say.Foggy Hamilton wrote:Yeah! Like the Aussies do on their mountains. The things we lack definitely are resources and accesibility.. and there isn't really a need for this. However it would be great to see that one of Gary's.. benmore peak?tich wrote: Ditto for temperatures - there should easily have been places that recorded lower and higher temps than the official stations. BTW, imagine what temperatures would be recorded at the summit of Mt Cook if there was a (presumably automatic) station up there.